INTERNATIONAL ROM LIMITED vs. VODAFONE LIMITED FIDELITY BANK LIMITED [2015]DLCA8301

Date	2015-03-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/161/2013
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8301

KUSI-APPIAH (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH J.A.

WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A.

MR. KOFI SOMUAH BEING LED BY MR. TONY LITHUR FOR 1ST APPELLANT

MR. EMMANUEL AMOFA FOR RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8301
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >INTERNATIONAL ROM LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>VODAFONE LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>FIDELITY BANK LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(2ND
DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/161/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 26TH&nbsp; &nbsp;MARCH, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KOFI SOMUAH BEING LED BY MR. TONY LITHUR FOR 1ST
APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. EMMANUEL AMOFA
FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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KUSI-APPIAH
(PRESIDING), KORBIEH J.A., WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court (Commercial Division),
Accra dated 15th May, 2013 in favour of the plaintiff/ respondent
against the 1st defendant/appellant.&nbsp;
I will refer to the parties in the manner they appeared at the court
below.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
case of the plaintiff as gathered from its pleadings and evidence at the trial
was that, it entered into a number of contracts with the 1st
defendant, the first, dated 17th December, 2003 (Exhibit A) as
amended by a Supplementary Frame Contract dated 26th January, 2005
(Exhibit B) for the supply, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning,
maintenance and support services for 1st defendant’s expansion
network.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According
to the plaintiff, it subsequently executed another contract with the 1st
defendant, dated 13th May, 2008 (Exhibit C) and 2nd
October, 2008 (Exhibit D) in respect of the 1st defendant’s
expansion of its network aforesaid.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
plaintiff contended that although it faithfully and diligently executed the
works contained in the respective contracts, the 1st defendant
failed to make available the required funds to enable the plaintiff to
undertake the assignment.&nbsp; Consequently,
the plaintiff was compelled to borrow from financial institutions at costs with
high interest rates to its detriment to complete the assignments stipulated
under the contracts – Exhibits A, B, C and D.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It
is the case of the plaintiff that upon completion of the civil works, the 1st
defendant took over possession of the works for its operations and
services.&nbsp; However, the 1st
defendant failed to heed to the several reminders by the plaintiff to comply
with the terms of the contract for its outstanding payments.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
plaintiff testified that while demanding its outstanding payment from the 1st
defendant, the 1st defendant by a letter dated 8th May,
2009 wrongfully terminated the contract between the plaintiff and 1s</main>